Lady Dada's Nightmare

For once, let’s ignore the title - this instrumental piece owes far more to '60s surf pop than it does to Dadaism or Lady Gaga.

Andy VanWyngarden said that surfing was a principle influence on Congratulations - Siberian Breaks is (apparently) about surfing in the Antarctic and there are definitely Beach Boys moments scattered throughout the record.

And in Lady Dada’s Nightmare, there is more than a little Brian Wilson. In fact so much so, the song plays like a Pet Sounds homage. There are ghostly organs, jarring minor and major chord interactions and the same pleasantly ringing metallic guitars…